The NFL has announced that the youth education and recreation center funded as part of each Super Bowl will be constructed in Arlington for the 2011 championship.

The league is donating $1 million to the project, and the local host committee has raised another $1 million. Fifteen Youth Education Towns have been constructed in 12 Super Bowl and Pro Bowl cities since the program was created nearly 20 years ago.

Super Bowl XLV has been promoted as a regional effort, so it wasn't previously known what city would receive the center. The game will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, but many Super Bowl activities will be held in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Frank Supovitz, an NFL senior vice president for events, said the exact location of the center in Arlington is still being negotiated. These facilities typically serve low-income neighborhoods with large numbers of at-risk children. The centers are partnerships with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

NFL officials point to the centers and other charity components as some of the lasting benefits of hosting a Super Bowl.

"The community relations pieces of the Super Bowl are part of what give it its soul," Supovitz said.

Each Super Bowl host committee must create a 10-year operating and fundraising plan to ensure the long-term financial survival of the center. The programs at each Youth Education Town vary from center to center, but they typically include recreation, technology, life skills and similar services.